Next year Nissan will be in the V8's.They will be in partnership with Kelly racing.Interesting times ahead! Cheers Marty

Im not a fan of this controlled engine for everyone idea

Quote: Originally Posted by NZ_BT1 [View Post] Im not a fan of this controlled engine for everyone idea Not for V8 supercars. The NZ SuperTourers all feature a control engine (GMs LS7 from the ZO6 Corvette), but V8 supercar entrants must have their own V8. Quite how they will ensure parity between all the motors I'm not sure.

what model nissan are they gonna use ???? nissan maxima perhaps ???????????????

It's irrelevant as to what model it is... it's just a shell. They should let everyone just go nuts like back in the 80's. GTR's with the boost wound up, ford F6's, GT's, HSV's etc, would be so cool.

Quote: Originally Posted by PROGMH [View Post] It's irrelevant as to what model it is... it's just a shell. They should let everyone just go nuts like back in the 80's. GTR's with the boost wound up, ford F6's, GT's, HSV's etc, would be so cool. Would love to see that!But most would never finish. Cheers Marty

VH45 is a possibility.. they are talking that the infinity brand will be launched here in Aus

Quote: Originally Posted by Duke57TT [View Post] VH45 is a possibility.. they are talking that the infinity brand will be launched here in Aus if so, it could very well be a branding/marketing excercise to launch the brand inti australia.....in any case, it would be nice seeing a mix of cars on the grid.

Quote: Originally Posted by Duke57TT [View Post] VH45 is a possibility.. they are talking that the infinity brand will be launched here in Aus for the 2nd time

Has it been before Russ? Not that I paid much attention to them to be honest.

yep way back in the early '90's I think super expensive then (over $100K) and they didn't sell many here

at 100k you wouldnt think they would

What confuses me is how they expect the pushrod holden engines to keep up with the twin overhead cam VH45? Smaller intake/restrictors?

From the V8 supercar website Quote: A manufacturer wanting to join the V8 Supercars Championship could even come along with their own V8 engine, used under a parity system to ensure it's on par with the current units in the class, or use a 'category' engine if they wish to go with already-established technology. As far as iv seen & heard it looks like its gunna be the skyline shell used by Nissan, unsure of engine package at this time tho

Quote: Originally Posted by xAsh- [View Post] What confuses me is how they expect the pushrod holden engines to keep up with the twin overhead cam VH45? Smaller intake/restrictors? They havn't used Holden engines for a very long time.

Either way, neither holden nor chev as far as i know made anything other than pushrod V8's anyway?

Engines will be parity matched.. so will basically make the same peak HP and torque across the board.

Would be good if it was like; max rpm, max number of cylinders, max displacment, otherwise go nuts! Kinda like F1, except without the rulebook that weighs 50kg

Quote: Originally Posted by xAsh- [View Post] Either way, neither holden nor chev as far as i know made anything other than pushrod V8's anyway? The VF will come out with a quad cam v8..... That might be in for 2014